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Assistance Listing 93.971

Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · Indian Health Service

Assistance Listing 93.971, “Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians,” is a federal program administered by HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides training and training assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $1.22M in obligations for fiscal year 2023.

  • Not a competitive grantThis program provides training, training rather than competitive grants. There is usually no grant application to submit. calculated by GrantsJunction
  • Funding up 378% (FY20→FY23)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed +378% from FY2020 to FY2023. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

To provide scholarships to American Indians and Alaska Natives for the purpose of completing compensatory pre-professional education to enable the recipient to qualify for enrollment or re- enrollment in a health professions school or curriculum.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 93.971

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Minority group

Individuals of American Indian or Alaska Native descent, who have successfully completed high school education or high school equivalency, and have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in a compensatory, pre-professional general education course or curriculum.

Intended beneficiaries: Other Non-White and American Indian.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY20$256K
FY21$2M
FY22$616K
FY23$1.22M
FY24$932K est.
FY25$1.5M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): $16,617 - $43,670; average $27,596

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.971. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY24$3.21M
FY25$1.08M
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY25 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 93.971?

93.971 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 93.971?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Minority group. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 93.971 provide?

The agency reported $1,220,547 in obligations for FY2023 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.